Personnel in protective suits were seen entering a property on the quiet road and a recovery vehicle was removed.

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It is believed the recovery vehicle may have removed Yulia Skripal's car, after she and her father Sergei Skripal were poisoned in Salisbury.

The Skripals continue to fight for their lives in hospital in Salisbury.

Army and police personnel left Gillingham at approximately 4.20pm on Wednesday afternoon.

Multiple police cars can be seen travelling in the group (Image: Barry Adams)

The Metropolitan Police has not confirmed that the army presence in Gillingham is related to the Salisbury investigation.

A spokesman said: “There are a number of scenes in place, linked to the investigation into two people being taken ill in Salisbury on Sunday, 4 March.

“Enquiries are ongoing, and we won't be providing a running commentary on the investigation.”

(Image: Barry Adams)

In a statement made to the House of Commons this afternoon (March 14) the Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the relationship between Russia and the UK could not be the same following this.

She said: "In the aftermath of this appalling act against our country this relationship cannot be the same".

She announced the suspension of "all planned high-level bilateral contacts between the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation".

Multiple army vehicles can be seen travelling in the group (Image: Barry Adams)

This includes the revocation of an invitation for foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to visit the UK, said Mrs May.

And she said: "There will be no attendance by ministers or indeed members of the Royal Family at this summer's World Cup in Russia."

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